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Scores for the December 2025 Contest

Problem A

Matchpoints
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A 10 7 4 2

♥ K Q 10 4

♦ 8 7

♣ 9 5

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
—	—	1 ♠	Pass
?^*

^*BWS: 3 NT = preemptive raise with some defense

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
3 NT	100	11	41
3 ♠	70	5	28
4 ♠	60	5	15
2 NT	50	4	11
2 ♥	30	1	3
1 NT	0	0	2
3 ♦	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

Problem B

Matchpoints
Both sides vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A 10 6 5 2

♥ 6 5 2

♦ A K J 10 8

♣ —

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
—	—	1 ♦	Pass
1 ♠	Pass	2 ♠	Pass
?^*

^*BWS: 3 ♦ forcing

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
3 ♦	100	11	48
4 ♣	80	9	43
3 ♥	50	4	1
4 ♦	40	2	2
5 ♣	10	0	2
4 ♠	0	0	2
3 ♣	0	0	1
else	0	0	1

Problem C

Matchpoints
North-South vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ Q 6

♥ A 10 8 4 3

♦ 6

♣ Q J 9 8 3

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
—	1 ♦	2 ♣	Pass
?^*

^*BWS: 2 ♥ nonforcing

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
2 ♦	100	11	45
2 ♥	70	4	27
3 ♦	60	4	9
3 ♥	50	4	5
5 ♣	30	1	3
4 ♣	30	1	1
4 ♦	30	1	1
3 ♣	0	0	7
Pass	0	0	2
else	0	0	0

Problem D

Imps
North-South vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ 8 5

♥ J 10

♦ A K Q 9 7

♣ J 6 5 2

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
—	—	—	1 ♠
Pass	3 NT^*	4 ♥	4 ♠
?

^*preemptive spade raise with some defense

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
5 ♦	100	11	23
5 ♥	70	8	44
4 NT	50	4	2
Double	40	3	18
Pass	0	0	13
else	0	0	0

Problem E

Imps
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ 7 6 3

♥ —

♦ A Q J 7

♣ A K Q 10 9 2

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
1 ♣	Pass	1 ♥	Pass
2 ♦	Pass	3 ♦^*	Pass
?

^*BWS: game-force

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
3 ♠	100	12	17
4 ♣	80	8	70
4 ♦	60	4	4
3 NT	40	1	2
5 ♦	30	1	0
4 ♥	0	0	4
3 ♥	0	0	2
5 ♣	0	0	1
5 ♥	0	0	1
else	0	0	0

Problem F

Imps
Both sides vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ Q 8 7

♥ A 7 5 4

♦ A J 7 6 3

♣ 10

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
—	1 ♠	Pass	Pass
?

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
1 NT	100	12	20
2 ♦	70	5	38
Pass	60	5	21
Double	40	3	21
else	0	0	0

Problem G

Imps
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ A Q 10 9 6 2

♥ J 5

♦ A 2

♣ A Q 4

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
1 ♠	Pass	2 ♦^*	Pass
2 ♠^†	Pass	2 NT	Pass
?

^*BWS: game-force
^†Does not promise six spades.

What call do you make?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
3 ♣	100	14	38
4 NT	60	6	6
3 ♠	50	3	46
3 ♦	40	2	2
6 NT	30	1	0
3 NT	0	0	4
3 ♥	0	0	1
4 ♠	0	0	1
else	0	0	2

Problem H

Imps
Neither side vulnerable
You, South, hold:

♠ K Q J 4 2

♥ A 3

♦ 10 6

♣ J 10 7 3

SOUTH	WEST	NORTH	EAST
—	—	—	1 ♥
1 ♠	Pass	2 ♦	Pass
Pass	3 ♥	Pass	4 ♥
Pass	Pass	Pass

What is your opening lead?

Action	Score	Panel Votes	% of Solvers
♥ A	100	14	12
♦ 10	70	6	45
♠ K	60	6	42
else	0	0	1

MSC Contest

These are the scores that were assigned to the problems, as well as the number of votes each solution received from our expert panel, and the approximate percentage of solvers' answers.

See the December issue of The Bridge World to read the panel's in-depth discussion of these contest problems—see how each expert answered and learn how they came to their decisions.